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- 既 (jì) can be used in conjunction with either 又 (yòu) or 也 (yě) to express that something is "both A and B":
- == Used with 又 ==
- ===Structure===
- <div class="jiegou">
- 既 + A + 又 + B
- </div>
- A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will take the same form i.e. if A is an adjective B will also be an adjective.
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- * 他 做 事情 <em>既</em> 快 <em>又</em> 好。<span class="trans">He does things both quickly and well.</span>
- * 这 家 银行 的 服务<em>既</em> 热情 <em>又</em>周到。<span class="trans">This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.</span>
- * 这个 产品 的 设计 <em>既</em> 时尚 <em>又</em> 人性化。<span class="trans">This product's design is both stylish and humane.</span>
- </div>
- ==Used with 也==
- ===Structure===
- The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or verb phrases:
- <div class="jiegou">
- 既 + [Verb Phrase] ，也 + [Verb Phrase]
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- *她 <em>既</em> 是 我 妈妈 ，<em>也</em> 是 我 朋友。<span class="trans">She is both my mother and my friend.</span>
- *要求 是 你 <em>既</em> 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 ，<em>也</em> 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。<span class="trans">The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.</span>
- *爸爸 很 生 气 我 的 气 ，不过 他 <em>既</em> 没 打 我 ，<em>也</em> 没 骂 我 。<span class="trans">My father was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor scold me.</span>
- </div>
- ==See also==
- *[["Both A and B" with "you"]]
- *[[Combining verbs with "bing"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 120) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
- *[[卓越汉语－公司实战篇]] (p. 11) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1 →buy]
- [[Category:B2 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|既|B2|既⋯⋯也 / 又⋯⋯|他 做 事情 <em>既</em> 快 <em>又</em> 好。|grammar point|ASGZRPCK}}
- {{Rel char|又}}
- {{Rel char|也}}
- {{Similar|"Both A and B" with "you"}}
- {{Similar|Combining Verbs with "bing"}}
- {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
- {{Used for|Giving alternatives}}
- {{Used for|Describing things}}
- {{Translation|both}}
- {{Translation|and}}
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